David Anthony Cooper
David Anthony Cooper (1949–2008) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Blackburn Cathedral and Norwich Cathedral.[1]
Background[]
David Anthony Cooper was born on 14 January 1949 in Derby. He was educated at Derby School and was then organ scholar at Lincoln College, Oxford.[2]
He was Director of Music at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne from 1973 to 1977., and music master at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn from 1983 to 1994.
Career[]
Assistant organist of
- Wells Cathedral 1977–1983
Organist of:
- Blackburn Cathedral 1983–1994[3]
- Norwich Cathedral 1994–1995[4]
References[]
- ^ The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw.[full citation needed]
- ^ 20th Century Cathedral Organists. Enid Bird[full citation needed]
- ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4812680.ece[full citation needed]
- ^ Shenton, Kenneth (1 October 2008). "David Cooper: Organist and music director at Blackburn and Norwich cathedrals". The Independent. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
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- English classical organists
- British male organists
- Cathedral organists
- 1949 births
- Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford
- 2008 deaths
- 20th-century classical musicians
- 20th-century English musicians
- 20th-century organists
- 20th-century British male musicians